Hiroshima Bus Tour: Peace Memorial Park and Miyajima in One Day
An 8-hour guided bus day from Hiroshima Station that pairs the Atomic Bomb Dome and the Peace Memorial Museum with the ferry to Miyajima, Itsukushima Shrine and Daishoin Temple.
Updated 4 November 2026
In shortThis is an 8-hour bus day from Hiroshima Station with an English-speaking local guide, covering Hiroshima Castle, the Atomic Bomb Dome, Peace Memorial Park and the Peace Memorial Museum, then the ferry to Miyajima for Itsukushima Shrine and Daishoin Temple. The bus also carries audio guidance in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese and Ukrainian. It suits a first visit of one day, when you want both World Heritage sites and the admissions handled for you.
8 htour length
from JPY 19488per adult
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What this Hiroshima bus tour covers in 8 hours
The day runs 8 hours, meets at 10:00am in front of the Shinkansen ticket gate on 2F at Hiroshima Station and ends back at the same station. One bus links Hiroshima Castle, the Atomic Bomb Dome, Peace Memorial Park and the Peace Memorial Museum, then the ferry across to Miyajima for Itsukushima Shrine and Daishoin Temple.
The guide is an English-speaking local. Inside the bus there is audio guidance in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese and Ukrainian, which matters if your group does not all share one language. Admission is covered for the Peace Memorial Museum, Miyajima Island and Itsukushima Shrine, the vehicle is air-conditioned and the ferry is round-trip.
Stop times are fixed and worth knowing before you choose: 15 minutes at the Dome, 35 minutes in the park, 60 minutes in the museum, 50 minutes on Miyajima around lunch, 50 minutes at Itsukushima Shrine and 30 minutes at Daishoin. Sixty minutes in the museum goes quickly if you read every panel, so start with the permanent exhibition and keep moving. Hotel pickup and drop-off is not included, and food and drinks beyond the lunch option are not covered.
The full day by bus from Hiroshima Station
Eight hours with an English-speaking local guide, round-trip ferry and admission for the Peace Memorial Museum, Miyajima Island and Itsukushima Shrine. Lunch on the island is okonomiyaki if you select that option.
Hiroshima Castle The castle was built in 1589. Its main keep has been closed since March 2026 on safety grounds, so this stop takes in the exterior and the castle grounds. No set time is listed for this stop.
Atomic Bomb Dome15 min Fifteen minutes at the preserved ruin of the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, now known by its bare dome. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996 and stands as a memorial to the bombing of 6 August 1945.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park35 min Thirty-five minutes walking the park between the Dome and the museum, past the cenotaph and the other monuments. The annual Peace Memorial Ceremony is held here each 6 August.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum60 min An hour inside the museum, open to the public since 1955, with photographs, personal accounts and objects from the city. When the museum is shut for its February exhibition changeover, the stop becomes the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims.
JR Nishinihon Miyajima Ferry20 min The ferry stop is listed at 20 minutes including boarding; the crossing itself takes about 10. Both legs of the ferry are included in the tour.
Miyajima50 min Fifty minutes on the island, which is lunchtime for anyone who took the lunch option. Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is layered rather than mixed: batter on the griddle, then shredded cabbage, pork and noodles, finished with okonomiyaki sauce, bonito flakes and mayonnaise. A vegetarian version without pork or bonito flakes is made if you request it when you book. There is no vegan, halal or gluten-free lunch, so in those cases select the without-lunch option and bring your own, or use the island time as you prefer.
Itsukushima Shrine50 min Fifty minutes at the shrine built out over the water, founded in 593 and largely rebuilt in 1168 by Taira no Kiyomori. The Great Torii stands apart from the shrine in the shallows, and walking out to it depends on the tide on the day you visit.
Daishoin Temple30 min Thirty minutes at Daishoin, the temple above the shrine, with rows of Jizo guardian statues in brightly coloured outfits, a reclining Buddha and lanterns along the steps.
Photos: ours and the tour operator's
What is included
Included
Round-trip ferry crossing
Multilingual audio guidance inside the bus (EN, FR, ES, IT, DE, PT, UA)
Admission for Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Air-conditioned vehicle
Lunch, if selected
Admission for Miyajima Island
English-speaking local guide
Admission for Itsukushima Shrine
Not included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities
Meeting point, pickup and cancellation
Meeting point: in front of the Shinkansen ticket gate on 2F at Hiroshima Station, North Gate, 2-37 Matsubaracho, Minami-ku. Meeting time 10:00am.
Check in with the staff holding a green and white flag at the gate.
Hotel pickup and drop-off is not included; the day starts and finishes at Hiroshima Station.
Ages: infant 0–3, child 4–11, adult 12 and over.
Current departure dates, the lunch choice and the terms that apply are shown on the tour page.
How this Hiroshima bus tour compares with the other options
The other full-day option in the table runs the same 8 hours from JPY 7127 with a bilingual guide in English and Spanish and entrance to Itsukushima Shrine. The short alternatives are built for a different kind of day: a 2.5-hour walk around the peace sites from JPY 5543, a 2-hour cycling tour from 9,000 yen, and a 7-hour private day from 18,000 yen for travellers who want to pick the stops themselves.
For a first visit, take the tour on this page. Among the five below it is the one that puts the Peace Memorial Museum, the ferry, Miyajima Island and Itsukushima Shrine into a single bus day with the admissions already covered.
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Peaceful Hiroshima & Miyajima UNESCO 1 Day Bus Tour (this page)
Departures meet at 10:00am by the Shinkansen ticket gate on 2F at Hiroshima Station, and the day ends back there 8 hours later. Dates, the lunch option and current prices are on the tour page.
